>>4386768>I am not so sure about your view on Yui influencing Rei.Wasn't there a part in NGE where EVA Unit 01 rejected Rei when Zeruel attacked? I hope that I remember that correctly. And also the fact that Yui had a bias towards Shinji since he was her son. Rei is separate person. Therefore Yui pressured specifically Shinji into entering EVA Unit 01 so the events that lead to The Third Impact could take place. A motherly perspective. Not only she fulfilled her own wish to exist as proof of humanity's existence. She also completed her motherly duty to see Shinji grow up and make his choice. After that, it was Shinji's life. In which Yui no longer had a saying in. From a motherly perspective.
The question still stands. Who is above who? I do not doubt Rei. But I seek the answers to the "Hierarchy". Or rather, the relationship between Rei and Yui. The name Lilith seemingly no longer had a meaning out of itself. It already had an "Avatar" in human form. Rei. One through which the nature and intent of Lilith was acted through. Even if Rei has a personality. It's a constant circle in which Rei will always return to Her GNR/Lilith form and consume all of humanity. That's Her purpose. If it's changed for example: "Trying to live a normal life with Rei", it would crumple together like house made of matches. It's simply not meant to be.
If humanity doesn't have and "End" so does Rei. She's "The End" of humankind that Shinji rejected.
